N.J. could still drop school mask rules later this year, Murphy said. ‘I think there’s a real shot.’

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Gov. Phil Murphy renewed the COVID public health emergency last week, which in part allowed him to continue requiring masks in schools.

Since then, the latest wave in the pandemic driven by the omicron variant has shown signs of easing in the Garden State.

The state’s seven-day average for new confirmed positive tests dropped Wednesday to 13,644, down 47% from a week ago but still up 169% from a month ago, when the recent spike was escalating. Tuesday marked the fifth straight day that the average has been below 20,000 after peaking at 27,914 on Jan. 10.Hospitalizations have also started to decline in the last week after hitting 6,089 patients on Jan. 11.

In addition to declaring a health emergency last week, which sunsets after 30 days, Murphy announced Wednesday health care workers in New Jersey and anybody else who has a job in “high-risk congregate settings,” such as long-term care and correctional facilities, need to be vaccinated and

 

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Fake news Murphy over here

why not make it optional? we are mask free

To not remove them is still saying we’re going to achieve 0-covid. Nothing will change in 2,5,20,50 years. It just exists. The detriment it is doing to kids who have 0 risk is palpable

P H U C K P H I L P H U R P H Y

Never worked. All politics. It’s theater and it’s hurting our kids.

Now. Stop the 😷 abuse.

Shot? It should happen now

Bull. Shit.

This year?

Fuck that tyrant Murphy. 5 minutes alone.

NJ doesn't have mask rules. The Legislature has never passed anything related to masks. The governor is not a king. The child abuse must stop.

End it now. Let the teachers and staff where n95s if they are worried.

*should drop them right now. At some point blue state parents have to stop treating covid like it’s Ebola, and vaccines as if they don’t work.

Masks are a tool of control as displayed in this very article

'Maybe' by the end of the year It should be now, end of month the latest.

Lol. What a joke. Florida never had it.

One investment banker individual should not decide this. GovMurphy NJSenDems NJGov senatenj NJDeptofHealth NewJerseyOAG mandates COVID starledger Jeopardy

People that are asking for the removal of masks don't even work in the classrooms. 🤡🤡🤡

Bullshit. Murphy will just keep moving the goal posts back

Is this why?

Drop the mandate for public transportation,

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